Jazkamer
Carlos Giffoni
R.H.Y. Yau
16 Bitch Pile-Up
(presented in association with Asphodel/Recombinant Media Labs)
JAZKAMER - High-end laptop noise meets low-end electronic sounds within the heavy sonic architecture of Norwegian experimental duo Jazkamer. At once both harsh and ambient, Lasse Marhaug and John Hegre have been ignoring the boundaries of free improvisational electronics since 1998 with their broad swath of source material and category-defying soundscapes. The combination of Jazkamer's sound pallette inside the aural playground of the Compound will electrify and inspire your equilibrium.
http://www.jazzkammer.com/
CARLOS GIFFONI - Perhaps best known for the wildly popular Brooklyn-based noise showcase No Fun Festival, Carlos Giffoni has plenty of internationally acclaimed muscle to flex in the world of experimental electronics and free improv. The depth and energy of his solo performance has been well-matched with musical heavyweights such as Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Spencer Yeh (Burning Star Core), and Dylan Nyoukis (Decaer Pinga, Blood Stereo). He also plays guitar in the noise rocker trio Monotract.
http://www.carlosgiffoni.com/
R.H.Y. YAU - Yau's sonic recordings are inspired by actionism and the processes of musique concrète. But bored by the genre's academic cliques, Yau creates what he calls "action-concrete." All sonic incidents become events of collected actions—undiluted vocalism, physicality, angst, humor, absurdity and abject actionism, along with microscopic recordings of raw materials such as meat, bones, skin, fluid, food, body, etc. These organic synapses are then combined with raw electronics to sound experiences of both ultra-violence and absolute absurdity at its most base level. Yau's solo performances are purely focused on physicality—physicality of sound, space, body, and voice. Based purely on feedback, voice, body positioning, spatial movement and characteristics of the acoustic space, Yau sculpts dense sonic and performative compositions. Using only a small handheld device, Yau transforms simple feedback tones into intricately rhythmic timbres and highly dynamic dissonance with poise and action.
http://www.23five.org/rhy/
16 BITCH PILE-UP - Taking improv to new levels of psychic intensity, Sarah Bernat, Sarah Cathers and Shannon Walter combine rust-belt instrumentation with a home-brewed pastiche of artistic sensibilities. The symbiosis of their loving assault will poke out your eyes while hugging you closer.
Cost: $8